How life goes by

When I was small, 

I felt that life was flowing.

When I was in my prime, 

I thought that life was repeating.

As now I get older, 

I know that life is passing by.

Chinese translation

小時候，我覺得生命是流動著的。

壯年時，我覺得生命是流轉著的。

年齡稍長後，我覺得生命是流逝著的。

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川嶋あい - 太陽列車

「太陽列車」中文歌詞 

真心覺得出生在你身邊真是太好了。 

告訴我們，人生會在浮沉中流逝。 

逝去多久了？越來越遠了。 

我的居民們由被稱為過去的車站，

搭乘太陽列車，帶你踏上今天的旅程。

好像分開了，

終於意識到一直相連。 

我不再羞愧地行事。 

對無緣無故打擊我的日子說“對不起” ，

連話現在都傳不到給你了。 

我害怕終有一日，就會忘記你。

飛走後的蒲公英的孩子在天空中歡鬧。 

 一直暗中溫柔地守護著你

搭乘太陽列車，

帶你踏上今天的旅程

想撒嬌的時候，

會仰望天空微笑。 

當我無能為力時，我會哭泣。

斑駁的悔恨淚從這趟列車的窗外灑落 。

錯過了的幾多個晚上之後，

你哦、告訴我了 

你微笑的光 

雖然什麼都做不了，

但一直不會忘記。 

沒有終點站，

開蒲公英的羽花綻放。

被你擁抱，

又連接生命之歌。

La La La 。。。

Breakeven Analysis in Life

We cannot be too calculating in 
some aspects of life. 
Don't try to achieve a breakeven account, 
with a profit or 
loss sense learnt 
from those accounting subjects at universities.

* * * 

I'm still alive but I'm barely breathing

Just prayin' to a God that I don't believe in

'Cause I got time while she got freedom

'Cause when a heart breaks no it don't break even

Her best days will be some of my worst

She finally met a man that's gonna put her first

While I'm wide awake she's no trouble sleeping

'Cause when a heart breaks no it don't break even, even, no

What am I supposed to do when the best part of me was always you? And

What am I supposed to say when I'm all choked up and you're OK?

I'm falling to pieces, yeah

I'm falling to pieces

They say bad things happen for a reason

But no wise words gonna stop the bleeding

'Cause she's moved on while I'm still grieving

And when a heart breaks no it don't break even, even, no

And what am I going to do when the best part of me was always you? And

What am I supposed to say when I'm all choked up and you're OK?

I'm falling to pieces, yeah

I'm falling to pieces, yeah

I'm falling to pieces

(One still in love while the other one's leaving)

I'm falling to pieces

('Cause when a heart breaks no it don't break even)

Oh you got his heart and my heart and none of the pain

You took your suitcase, I took the blame

Now I'm tryna make sense of what little remains ooh

'Cause you left me with no love and no love to my name

I'm still alive but I'm barely breathing

Just prayin' to a God that I don't believe in

'Cause I got time while she got freedom

'Cause when a heart breaks no it don't break

No it don't break, no it don't break even, no

What am I gonna do when the best part of me was always you? And

What am I suppose to say when I'm all choked up and you're OK?

(Oh glad your okay now)

I'm falling to pieces yeah

I'm falling to pieces (oh, I'm falling, falling) yeah

I'm falling to pieces

(One still in love while the other one's leaving)

I'm falling to pieces

('Cause when a heart breaks no it don't break even)

Oh it don't break even no

Oh it don't break even no

Oh it don't break even no

Golden Brown - The Stranglers

The song writer of 'Golden Brown' says that 

"the song works on two levels. 

It's about heroin and also about a girl and essentially 

the lyrics describe how both provided him with pleasurable times."

The song was released in 1982.

after forty years, the song gives me 

different messages.

Golden brown means more to me as 

the colour of a cup of coffee or a piece of bread,

when I am listening to this song 

during my breadfast time!

Golden Brown - The Stranglers 

Golden brown, texture like sun

Lays me down, with my mind she runs

Throughout the night, no need to fight

Never a frown with golden brown

Every time, just like the last

On her ship tied to the mast

To distant lands takes both my hands

Never a frown with golden brown

Golden brown, finer temptress

Through the ages she's heading west

From far away, stays for a day

Never a frown with golden brown

Never a frown with golden brown

Never a frown with golden brown (never a frown with golden brown)

Never a frown with golden brown (never a frown with golden brown)

Never a frown (never a frown)

Never a frown (with golden brown)

With golden brown (with golden brown)

With golden brown

To Find Reason to Live

In this chaotic time,

better find a reason to live and 

just live by it, 

you don't need anyone else's approval. 

This chosen reason, 

will rarely overlap with others'.

Chinese Translation

在這個紛亂無常的時日，

找一個理由活著，

就依它安身立命，也不需別人認同。

因為這一個理由，多數不與別人的重疊。

Art Garfungal - Finally find a reason 

Finally found a reason to live,

No words can fill my head.

Finally, here at ease, I'm within

The light that fills my head.

And I finally found a reason to live,

And I never knew the way to begin.

Waiting on a wish in a well,

That day may never come.

I've been known to follow my mind,

Those days are far behind.

And I finally found a reason to live,

And I never knew the way to begin.

But now that I see your face,

My world is a better place.

For how can I ever leave you from my world,

Your world?

Finally found a feeling that's real,

In you, in me, I feel.

Time is just a turn of the wheel,

The way to love revealed.

And I finally found a reason to live,

And I never knew the way to begin.

But now that I see your face,

My world is a better place.

For how can I ever leave you from my world,

Your world?

The angles in a love triangle

A love triangle involves three people

in a romantic relationship.

A triangle has its internal angles that add up to 180°.

When it comes to a symmetrical shape:

An isosceles triangle will have two angles the same size.

An equilateral triangle will have all angles measuring 60°.

A right-angled triangle will have one angle that is 90°.

A love triangle also has its internal angles

that add up to 180°.

It rarely comes to a state of

an equilateral triangle with all angles being 60°.

If it does,

all three will be hurt the most

when the love triangle inevitably ends.

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Frente - Bizarre Love Triangle (2014 Remaster)

Every time I think of you

I get a shot right through

Into a bolt of blue

It's no problem of mine

But it's a problem I find

Living the life that I can't leave behind

There's no sense in telling me

The wisdom of a fool won't set you free

But that's the way that it goes

And it's what nobody knows

And every day my confusion grows

Every time I see you falling

I get down on my knees and pray

I'm waiting for the final moment

You say the words that I can't say

I feel fine and I feel good

I feel like I never should

Whenever I get this way

I just don't know what to say

Why can't we be ourselves like we were yesterday

I'm not sure what this could mean

I don't think you're what you seem

I do admit to myself

That if I hurt someone else

Then I'll never see just what we're meant to be

Every time I see you falling

I get down on my knees and pray

I'm waiting for the final moment

You'll say the words that I can't say

Every time I see you falling

I get down on my knees and pray

I'm waiting for the final moment

You'll say the words that I can't say

Disposal of Old Items and the Attached Memories

The dusty old things always evoke some happy or sad memories.

If the items belong to you,

and if you feel that you can handle them well,

you can dispose of them in any way you like.

However, if the items are not yours,

don’t force other people to dispose of them in a way you like,

it is very selfish and self-righteous to do so.

Chinese Translation

塵封的舊物，

總會勾起某些開心或傷感的回憶。 

若屬於自己的， 

又覺得自己可以好好的處理的， 

才好拿來「斷捨」；

若不是屬於自己的， 

都不要輕率並粗暴地要人「斷捨」， 

那是很自私和自以為是的！

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A film on the Disposal of Old Items 

and the Attached Memories

Don't speak, it speaks

When a relationship is to be broken, 

a perfectionlist will express clearly so that 

there is a clear ending for the relationship. 

Such a clear expression is 

good to the perfectionist, 

it can release his emotional burden, 

but it will in reverse add even greater 

emotional burden on the other if 

the other is not equally a perfectionist. 

If a relationship is to be broken, 

there will be another way 

to end the relationship: 

Don't speak, 

just leave gradually and quietly. 

It speaks.

No Doubt - Don't Speak

You and me, we used to be together

Every day together, always

I really feel that I'm losin' my best friend

I can't believe this could be the end

It looks as though you're lettin' go

And if it's real, well, I don't want to know

Don't speak, I know just what you're sayin'

So please stop explainin'

Don't tell me 'cause it hurts

Don't speak, I know what you're thinkin'

I don't need your reasons

Don't tell me 'cause it hurts

Our memories, well, they can be inviting

But some are altogether mighty frightening

As we die, both you and I

With my head in my hands, I sit and cry

Don't speak, I know just what you're sayin'

So please stop explainin'

Don't tell me 'cause it hurts, no, no, no

Don't speak, I know what you're thinkin'

And I don't need your reasons

Don't tell me 'cause it hurts

It's all ending

We gotta stop pretending

Who we are

You and me

I can see us dyin'

Aren't we?

Don't speak, I know just what you're sayin'

So please stop explainin'

Don't tell me 'cause it hurts

No, no, don't speak, I know what you're thinkin'

And I don't need your reasons

Don't tell me 'cause it hurts

Don't tell me 'cause it hurts

I know what you're sayin'

So please stop explainin'

Don't speak, don't speak

Don't speak, no

I know what you're thinkin'

And I don't need your reasons

I know you're good, I know you're good

I know you're real good, oh

La, la, la, la

La, la, la, la

Don't, don't, ooh, ooh

Hush, hush, darling

Hush, hush, darling

Hush, hush

Don't tell me 'cause it hurts

Hush, hush, darling

Hush, hush, darling

Hush, hush

Don't tell me 'cause it hurts

Oh, hush, hush, darling

Hush, hush, darling

After the day at the sunset of life

As now I have reached my old age, 

I know that not much big deal 

can be done anymore. 

I also learn that not many people will 

care or pay attention to what deal I do, if any. 

However, I still have the passion, 

I am always an enthusiastic onlooker to watch 

what others are doing. 

If anyone would so choose to chat with me, 

I am definitely willing to tell him about 

my insights towards life. 

人到晚年，可以做的事不多了。 

想做也沒什麼人會理會或留意了。 

若心還熱的， 

也只能冷眼旁觀人世事。 

若有誰會和我聊聊天， 

我一定會告訴他有關我能洞識的天機。 

When I was young 

listening to some songs about the elderly 

written by some young artists, 

I was not much impressed. 

When I am now old 

listening to these same songs, 

I surprisingly find that 

those some young artist had written 

very good songs on the elderly 

which I shared much: 

年青時聽年青人創作有關老人的歌曲歌詞， 

沒什麼感覺。到老時再聽那些歌， 

覺得他們寫有關老人的歌曲歌詞，寫得很好呢: 

Barclay James Harvest

THE POET

Here I sit watching the day out

No-one beside me who may doubt

All of the words that I could chose to say

So listen, believe, or be gone from this day

I need a friend to walk with me

And sit in the shade of an old tree

To think nothing much, just agree with my thoughts

To say nothing much, never tell what I ought

Watching the people pass by now

They just don't know why or know how

They don't seem to care about all that I've seen

They just walk on by never knowing I've been

Sitting up here where I'm wind blown

Only to ask and to be shown

Things that would make you believe what I say

I'll tell you myself and I'll show you some day

AFTER THE DAY

The eyes of night march slowly by

The last grain falls

The kneeling man just sighs

Protected by the one great wall

Of coloured parts

He probes his clouded mind

If he takes a look around him

Is there nothing left to see

Is there nothing left at all

After the day

With trembling hands he wipes his eyes

He tries to stand

But does not feel the need

The morning sun shines on

The multicoloured cross

Left standing through it all

If he takes a look around him

Is there nothing left to see

Is there nothing left at all

After the day

If he takes a look around him

Is there nothing left to see

Is there nothing left at all

After the day